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Hong Kong Police to Add AI Facial Recognition to SmartView CCTV Network This Month

Hong Kong police will add AI facial recognition to the city’s SmartView CCTV network as early as this month, allowing officers to search footage for suspects…

November 6, 2026

ID Tech Digest – September 29, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Pennsylvania…

September 29, 2026

ID Tech Digest – September 28, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: GMO Adds Passkey…

September 28, 2026

Digital illustration of a glowing fiber-optic stylus transmitting data across a circuit board interface

RAND Calls for Layered Oversight of Biometrics and Digital ID in Security Agencies

A RAND Europe study commissioned by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has called for layered oversight when security agencies deploy…

September 10, 2026

Scottish Police Inspectorate Urges Facial Recognition to Enforce Football Banning Orders

HMICS says facial recognition should be required to keep banned individuals out of football matches, after a Rangers v Celtic tie the Scottish FA called a near…

August 20, 2026

Southeast Asian woman's face with orange and blue digital grid overlay depicting biometric scanning

Delhi Police Tell Supreme Court Facial Recognition Flagged Only Prior Offenders

Delhi Police told India’s Supreme Court its protest facial recognition flagged only people with serious criminal records, disclosing 2,873 matches.

August 18, 2026

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UK Conservatives Propose Mandatory Facial Matching for Suspect Images

UK Conservatives want police to run usable images of unidentified suspects through retrospective facial recognition as a standard investigative step.

August 4, 2026

Indian MP Asks the Supreme Court to Halt Police Facial Recognition at Protests

CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim has asked India’s Supreme Court to rule police biometric surveillance of peaceful protests unconstitutional.

July 28, 2026

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Thames Valley Police Plans Fourth Slough Facial Recognition Deployment of 2026

Thames Valley Police has scheduled a live facial recognition deployment on Slough High Street for July 23, continuing its repeated use of the technology in the…

July 22, 2026

ID Tech Digest – June 29, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Nigeria Signs…

June 29, 2026

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